GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS SR-91/I-605/I-405 Technical Advisory Committee AGENDA Tuesday, January 22, 2019-1:30 PM Office of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments 2 nd Floor Conference Room 16401 Paramount Boulevard, Paramount, CA (Corner of Paramount & Jackson) STAFF REPORTS AND OTHER WRITTEN DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS OFFICES, 16401 PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD, PARAMOUNT, CALIFORNIA, 90723. ANY PERSON HAVING QUESTIONS CONCERNING ANY AGENDA ITEM MAY CALL THE COG STAFF AT (562) 663-6850. FOR YOUR INFORMATION: The 91/605/405 Technical Advisory Committee will hear from the public on any item on the agenda or an item of interest that is not on the agenda. The 91/605/405 Technical Advisory Committee cannot take action on any item not scheduled on the agenda. These items may be referred for administrative action or scheduled on a future agenda. Comments are to be limited to three minutes for each speaker, unless extended by the 91/605/405 Technical Advisory Committee, and each speaker will only have one opportunity to speak on any one topic. You have the opportunity to address the 91/605/405 Technical Advisory Committee at the following times: A. AGENDA ITEM: at this time the 91/605/405 Technical Advisory Committee considers the agenda item OR during Public Comments, and B. NON-AGENDA ITEMS: during Public Comments, comments will be received for a maximum 20-minute period; any additional requests will be heard following the completion of the 91/605/405 Technical Advisory Committee agenda; and C. PUBLIC HEARINGS: at the time for public hearings. Please keep your comments brief and complete a speaker card for the Chair.
SR-91/I-605/I405 Technical Advisory Committee Agenda January 22, 2019 I. CALL TO ORDER II. III. IV. ROLL CALL BY SELF INTRODUCTIONS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA - This is the time and place to change the order of the agenda, delete or add any agenda item(s). V. PUBLIC COMMENTS VI. VII. MATTERS FROM STAFF CONSENT CALENDAR: All items under the Consent Calendar may be enacted by one motion. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and acted upon separately by the Committee. A. Approval of Minutes for the Meeting of November 27, 2018, of the SR- 91/I-605/405 Technical Advisory Committee VIII. REPORTS 20 Min A. 91/I-605/405 Hot Spots Program Update Report by Carlos Montez (Metro) I-605 Corridor Improvement Project SR-91 Acacia Court to Central Avenue WB SR-91 Improvements from Shoemaker to I-605 Atlantic to Cherry Improvement Project General Highway Project Updates Local Hot Spots Updates 10 Min B. I-605 Hot Spots Monthly Updates Oral Reports by Agencies Update from the City of Long Beach Next TAC Meeting Update of the Hot Spots Program City of Norwalk 15 Min C. Measure R Funding Requests City of Pico Rivera Funding Request by Roberto Ramirez Rosemead Blvd & Beverly Boulevard Intersection (Step 2-Presentation)
SR-91/I-605/I405 Technical Advisory Committee Agenda January 22, 2019 10 Min D. I-605 Corridor Aesthetic Master Plan Report by Isidro Panuco Overview of Master Plan Schedule and Upcoming Meetings 10 Min E. 91/605/405 STP TAC Report by Art Cervantes/Ed Norris Overview of STP TAC Meeting 10 Min F. Gateway Cities COG Engineer - Report by Kekoa Anderson Overview of Joint COG/GWMA Meeting Review Upcoming Grant Funding Opportunities IX. COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS X. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE: New items will not be considered after 4:00 PM. unless the Committee votes to extend the time limit. Any items on the agenda that are not completed will be forwarded to the next scheduled meeting. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE COG OFFICE AT (562) 663-6850. NOTIFICATION 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING WILL ENABLE THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE REASONABLE ARRANGEMENT TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS MEETING.
November 27, 2018 MINUTES OF THE SR-91/I-605/I-405 CORRIDOR CITIES TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) MEETING Gateway Cities COG Office, 16401 Paramount Blvd., Paramount November 27, 2018 I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Noe Negrete at 1:36 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken by self-introductions. COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Name City / Agency Present Absent 1 Okina Dor Artesia X 2 Jerry Stock (Vice Chair) Bellflower X 3 Kanna Vancheswaran Cerritos X 4 Wendell Johnson Compton X 5 Ed Norris Downey X 6 Bill Pagett Hawaiian Gardens X 7 Bing Hyun Industry X 8 Max Withrow (Bill Pagett) Lakewood X 9 Eric Widstrand Long Beach X 10 Bill Zimmerman Norwalk X 11 Bill Pagett Paramount X 12 Kenner Guerrero Pico Rivera X 13 Noe Negrete (Chair) Santa Fe Springs X 14 Carl Hassel Whittier X 15 Paul Barbe County of Los Angeles X 16 Mark Christoffels San Gabriel Valley COG X OTHER ATTENDEES: See attached attendance record. III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Ed Norris. IV. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA There were no amendments to the Agenda.
V. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. VI. MATTERS FROM STAFF There were no matters from staff. VII. CONSENT CALENDAR Approved meeting minutes: August 28, 2018. It was moved by Jerry Stock, seconded by Bill Pagett, to approve the minutes of the meeting of August 28, 2018. The motion was approved unanimously. VIII. REPORTS A. SR-91/I-605/I-405 Hot Spots I-605 Corridor Improvement Project Carlos Montez provided an update of the Measure R program, which includes 10 freeway interchange projects. He is updating the Project Budget and Work Progress Summary table as well as a Cash Flow table for the General Highway Projects, which is similar to the local Hot Spot project summary. He will forward the revised project summary exhibits to the members before the next TAC meeting for the review. Currently in the PA/ED Phase, Alternatives are being evaluated with most projects going to construction in 2021. SR 91 Acacia Court to Central Ave. Currently under procurement for preparing for the PA/ED Phase with a contract option for PS&E. Award of contract will be coming soon. Alternatives considered would reduce weaving problems and improve intersection movements of level of service. It is anticipated, an 18-month study for the PA/ED phase followed by PS&E. The PS&E may be completed is phased based on funding limitations and project delivery approach. Atlantic to Cherry Improvement Project. Camilo Rocha provided a status presentation of the on-going environmental phase (PA/ED) which should be completed in the end of 2019, and the design phase approximately ending in 2020. Key project elements include the I-710
connections, congestion, Right of Way requirements, Weaving Distance of auxiliary Lanes, and Visual/Noise Impact. Noe Negrete asked how parcels will be impacted? Camilo responded by stating there are 4 full-take parcels. Local Hot Spot (Non-Freeway) Updates Ernesto Chavez provided the local Hot Spot project update of the Measure R program, which includes 21 local Hot Spot projects. He provided a summary Project Budget and Work Progress Summary table as well as a Cash Flow table for the first decade. The funded agreement value for all the projects is approximately $44 million. The expended value as of 8/28/18 is approximately $19 million. Next year s fiscal budget (FY 19/20) will be provided at the next TAC meeting. Bill Pagett asked that general construction cost estimates to be provided at future meetings. He noted that several funding agreements have or soon will expire. He will provide a list to the committee members at the next TAC meeting of the projects that need to prepare an amendment to the existing funding agreements. It was moved by Bill Pagett, seconded by Jerry Stock, to receive and file the reports. The motion was approved unanimously. B. I-605 Hot Spots Monthly Updates Update from the City of Lakewood by Bill Pagett 1. Lakewood/Del Amo (99% Complete Design, Pending Permit from County of LA) 2. Lakewood Capacity Enhancement Project (Approximately 18-months to complete design, award of contract for design expected in December 2018) The next TAC meeting update of the Hot Spots Program will be the City of Long Beach It was moved by Ed Norris, seconded by Bill Zimmerman, to receive and file the report. The motion was approved unanimously. C. Measure R Funding Requests City of Santa Fe Springs Funding Request Noe Negrete presented the City of Santa Fe Springs funding request presentation for the Florence Ave Widening Project from Orr & Day Rd to Pioneer Blvd.
The project was originally approved by the TAC in February of 2016, since that time the City has completed the preliminary engineering, environmental document, right-of-way acquisition and design (PS&E). No Project 1 Florence Ave Widening Project Existing Funding Current Cost Estimates** Funding Request $600,000 $3,800,000 $3,200,000 **Cost estimates above include, Planning, Environmental Clearance, Design, Right-of-way and Construction. The City is requesting $3.2 million for construction and construction management which is under $5,000,000 in total project costs, so the funding request meets the one-step approval process. It was moved by Jerry Stock, seconded by Bill Pagett, to approve the funding request for the three projects. The motion was approved unanimously. City of Pico Rivera Funding Request Kenner Guerrero with City of Pico Rivera provided a handout and presentation of their on-going Hot Spot Projects. A list of the projects is provided below. As the projects were developed in more detail, during the design phase, the cost estimates were revaluated which lead to an increase in the construction cost estimates. The following projects were presented with the following cost data: No Project 1 Rosemead Blvd & Beverly Blvd Intersection 2 Rosemead Blvd & Whittier Blvd Intersection 3 Rosemead Blvd & Washington Blvd Intersection 4 Rosemead Blvd & Slauson Ave Intersection Existing Funding Current Cost Estimates** Funding Request $8,474,000 $13,935,250 $5,461,250 $1,388,000 $1,821,500 $433,500 $40,000 $53,000 $13,000 $1,770,000 $2,901,000 $706,000 **Cost estimates above include, Planning, Environmental Clearance, Design, Right-of-way and Construction.
Rosemead Blvd & Beverly Blvd Intersection project (No. 1) was presented as the first step in the two-step process. The other three projects are under $5,000,000 in total project costs, so the funding request were approved. It was moved by Bill Zimmerman, seconded by Ed Norris, to approve the funding request for the three projects (No. 2-4). The motion was approved unanimously. D. I-605 Corridor Aesthetic Master Plan Overview of Master Plan Caltrans Isidro Panuco (Metro PM for the I-605 Corridor Aesthetic Master Plan) provided a report on the status of the Aesthetics Master Plan Committee. Currently, concept themes (Rancho/River) are being developed by the committee. A schedule is also being developed and will be shared with the TAC committee at future meetings. Bill Pagett asked questions regarding the Operation and Maintenance cost obligations in terms of clearly defining what is covered by Caltrans and what requirements would be covered by the GCCOG agencies. Discussion regarding the level of care taken on the facilities was also stressed, that Caltrans needs to develop a maintenance plan that provides the commitment and process to assure the facilities are maintained. Examples: Maintenance of lights on walls and bridge railings. The next Aesthetics Master Plan Committee meeting will occur on December 19 th at 10:00am. It was moved by Bill Pagett, seconded by Wendall Johnson, to receive and file the report. The motion was approved unanimously. E. Metro Property Acquisition Process/Procedures Craig Justesen (Metro) provided an overview of the public acquisition of private property under both federal and state law. He discussed Metro s property acquisition process, timeline for acquisition, planning and certification of the property impact statement, appraisal process, acquisition & negotiations, and relocation. He went through examples of a typical acquisition and relocation schedule, which on noncomplex projects range form 18-24 months. It was moved by Jerry Stock, seconded by Wendall Johnson, to receive and file the report. The motion was approved unanimously.
F. 91/605/405 Early Action Projects (Initial Discussion) STP Priorities Overview of Projects (Development) Kekoa Anderson presented the local STP priority nexus and the need to develop a five-year work program. The handout included the Cities top project list with potential start and finish dates for planning, engineering and construction along with potential costs. Vanessa Barrientos (South Star) will be setting up City meetings to review the strategies for funding opportunities. It was moved by Ed Norris, seconded by Jerry Stock, to receive and file the report. The motion was approved unanimously. G. Gateway Cities COG Engineer Report GCCOG/GWMA Joint Committee Update Kekoa provided a handout on the upcoming funding programs and strategies and how to coordinate these programs with both Highway and Water programs. The attachments included a listing of focus areas for the southern, central and northern segments of the I-605 Freeway & San Gabriel River corridors. Strategy(s) for Possible Funding Kekoa Anderson presented a listing a figure of the possible funding opportunities to leverage the Measure R & M (Metro) funds which include calls for ATP, SB-1 (State) & Other Caltrans programs, Prop 1 RMC, Prop 1 GLA-Integrated Regional Water Program, Prop 68 RMC and the newly approved Measure W (County of LA). It was moved by Jerry Stock, seconded by Bill Zimmerman, to receive and file the report. The motion was approved unanimously. IX. COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS There will be no December TAC meeting, the next meeting will occur in January. There were no other comments from the committee members. X. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 3:19 p.m.